Press Release

Recently this office received an inquiry from a consumer asking the following question:

Late on Friday, May 17, the health insurer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the health care system CommonSpirit Health reached an agreement on a five-year contract that will put CommonSpirit hospitals, outpatient centers and physicians offices in-network for Anthem policyholders.

On May 14, 2024, the Colorado Real Estate Commission (the “Commission”) entered into a Stipulation and Final Agency Order with licensee Ellie Pricillic Reimer, License Number FA.100038970, for license surrender, fines, and public censure. 

Every year, May is designated as Mental Health Awareness Month. In support of this effort, the Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI), part of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), is sharing new consumer resources to help people access mental health care using their insurance.

The Colorado Civil Rights Division celebrates April as National Fair Housing Month. The Division, along with  our federal partner at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), celebrate the 56th anniversary of the signing of the Fair Housing Act.

The Public Utilities Commission will host a virtual public comment hearing on the power outages that occurred across the front range in early April. This public meeting is one of several actions the PUC is taking to understand customer and stakeholder experiences leading up to and throughout the outages.

If you live in Colorado and receive a heating utility bill – we want to hear from you! Utility bills during the winter of 2023 were particularly high. Governor Polis directed the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to take further steps to address energy bill affordability.

The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) announced today that its Financial Engagement Unit, part of DORA’ Banking and Financial Services divisions, is collaborating with the Paul Freeman Financial Security Program (PFFSP) at the University of Denver’s Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging on a new initiative aimed at combatting financial fraud and exploitation of older adults in Colorado.

Public input is sought by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), on Public Service Company of Colorado’s Application for Approval of its Combined Electric and Natural Gas Demand-Side Management and Beneficial Electrification Plan for Calendar Years 2024-2026.

In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that U.S. consumers lost a staggering $4.6 billion to investment scams, a 21% increase over 2022. A significant amount of fraud happened online, with $1.4 billion lost on social media platforms alone.